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Hi did you see my post on I ( How I have rooted hundreds of cuttings) I used to clone Peppers (Chiles) done some Guavas, Roses, I was able to root two Mangos,(Hog Plum) Ciruelas, and probably a hundred Hibiscus cuttings, Crotons,Figs, Peach , even some Citrus, Using my bottle method.Yes, I saw your post. Thank you carcarlo!
Carlos O.
Great topic! I'll add Wax Jambu and naranjilla to the list as being fairly easy. I had poor results with Muntingia, 1 out of 10 took. NarangiaI'm glad I started this topic. Humidity in the growing environment seems to be a big factor in the success of propagation by cuttings. (Depending on the plant.) I'm not a wax Jambu person, but I only tried it once. Maybe an acquired taste thing? I haven't tried naranjilla yet.
Feijoa I'm propagating from cuttings with rooting hormone.I do not have rootstock for guava, but that is a good idea. I only have rootstock for citrus, which is restricted to bring back budwood for.
Do you have any rootstock at home to graft onto? Maybe you can find some budwood.
First thing that comes to mind, is Dragon Fruit, so easy to propagate, actually its almost invasive, just cut a piece off, stick a few iches in the ground, thats it, no hormones or anything fancy.Good idea, but I already have 3 varieties. Maybe I can look for another one.
I even did an experiment, took a piece and stuck it on a tree, sure enough roots came out the side of it. and it started growing.
...and not prohibited. No citrus or citrus related plant material of any kind can leave the State of Florida.Oh yes, I forgot to mention prohibited items such as citrus. I do realize that it is illegal to bring them. I'm only looking for tropical fruits anyway.
seeds, plants, cuttings...pretty much anything you want as long as it will fit in luggage or box and overhead bin.Do I need to declare them or label them in bags? They'll be fine in a carry on bag? Just making sure because I'm a paranoid wacko lol.
I still have 2/3 seedlings.
I have grown them from seed and from cutting of a very good Passiflora edulis. The original plant was very productive and the fruit was a nice red/purple, very aromatic, with great flavor. Personally, I like the fruit that came from cuttings better, but the seedlings I have grown did fruit nicely within a year when grown in a nice patch of soil amended with horse manure and worm castings. I have had seedlings fruit while in a gallon size pot as well - again, taking about a year. When selling passion fruit plants, I only sell ones that I have grown from cuttings, just to help ensure that the fruit and plant will have the same qualities.Hi geosulcata, do you think there is a lot of difference between planting seeds from a grocery store fruit and planting seeds from a reputable vendor? I might start buying cuttings sometime too.
We grow Possum Purple, the mystery reddish/purple fruit variety I mentioned above, flavicarpa (yellow), and one that was sold to us as Fredrick's purple. So far, I like the fruit from the red/purple one the best, however, I find the fruits taste best the second year. We then pull the plants up after production slows down around the end of year 3 and replant with another plant grown from cuttings. I just planted seeds from Passiflora ligularis, time will tell how those do.
I have grown p. edulis, quadrangularis, suberosa, caerulea, and incarnata all from seed. They were generally easy, but my experience has been SLOW! I can't say much about how worth it it is yet, because none have reached the point of fruiting in 8 months or less of growing. But I enjoy that they are relatively easy to grow as plants, regardless, and it certainly helps to have more plants around when I want my fruiting passionfruits to pollinate. My plants are hindered by the fact that I don't keep them in full sun while they are small, because the constant watering is too much maintenance for me while I have so many other plants to tend to. If you really have the time to put into them to help them grow more quickly, perhaps it would not feel like it takes an eternity for them to be tall enough to even twine around anything...
Have you been spraying the cactus while it was in the sun? It could be sunburn from water droplets focusing sunlight on the skin. It is generally not a good idea to spray any chemicals (or soapy water) on a plant while in full sun.Thanks phantomcrab! That totally makes sense. I never thought of that. I'll not longer be spraying that plant since its in full light.
Silda - I will be curious to know if your Wonderful pomegranate will fruitMangoFang- Thanks for the input. They are beautiful in flower, and I also love the berry-flavored fruits. They're like jewels! Is your tree also grown from seed? Because that's where the crazy variability factors come in. I will continue to repot it as needed, and since its in a growing stage, I can probably give it more nutrients.
someday - You'll probably have to keep re-potting it as it gets bigger, but
I'm thinking it will happen.
I'm still waiting on my 6 month old tree to get some size. Just fell in love with
Pomegranate juice when I was in Israel at the beginning of this year....
good luck - gary
Welcome to the forum! I also grow most of my collection from seed or cuttings. My purple passion fruit vines are a couple of years old and every so often they will have one large and long leaf without lobes and their baby leaves were large and mostly un-lobed. Of the three survivors only one has set fruit, one fruit, and it never ripened. When I broke it open it was full of fully formed seeds so it must have been pollinated from something (only two of the vines were in flower at the time).TriangleJohn- That's interesting about your purple passion fruit vines. At least now I have greater expectations of fruit set now! Maybe hand pollination would make a difference in the fruit quality? Its just an idea I guess. Good luck.
Very nice plants you got. Welcome to the forum. Half of my family lives in the Cincy area, it's nice to see someone from that neck of the woods.Tropicaliste- Thankyou. Its really cool discussing plants with other tropical fruit enthusiasts on the forum. I actually joined this to possible come across some enthusiasts in my area.
Very nice collection!
Are you sure you have passion fruit (in the first 3 photos)?
My passion fruit leaves look nothing like that. From what I've seen, the leaves of P. edulis have 3 lobes.
Everything looks good, good job on keeping all the plants happy and warm in Ohio. What fertilizer and soil mix are you using?
